After a devastating marine heat wave hit the Florida Keys and Dry Tortugas in 2023, the populations of two essential ...

As demand for critical metals grows, scientists have taken a rare, close look at life on the deep Pacific seabed where mining ...

It’s not seaweed. They’ve been called the “lungs of the sea.” And while certain marine microbes could also compete for that ...

Deep in the coastal woods of South Carolina, behind high fences, guard dogs, and security cameras, is a group of people who ...

Scientists have uncovered evidence of Palaeophis colossaeus, a 12-meter-long ancient sea snake that once ruled prehistoric oceans and may have devoured sharks. Fig. 4. Mid-trunk vertebrae of ...

A decade after tour guide Basil P. Das stumbled upon a small black-and-beige snake while working on his coffee farm in southern India, researchers have described it as a new-to-science species. “When ...

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WorldAnimalFoundation.org is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn More In the blink of an eye, some snakes can strike with astonishing ...

Ever since I was a child, I’ve been fascinated by the vastness of our planet. I felt it when playing in the forests near my house or when sitting at the beach, staring at the seemingly endless expanse ...

For its annual spring commission, Somerset House will present a new courtyard installation from artist Dana-Fiona Armour Serpentine Currents – Fragments of a Changing Future, which combines sculpture, ...

Researchers have uncovered a new species of wolf snake on Great Nicobar Island and named it Lycodon irwini in tribute to Steve Irwin. The glossy black, non-venomous snake grows up to a meter and ...